When you drill your hole make sure that the drill bit is straight.
How to put a hole in a ceramic pot without a drill.
Using this drill bit drill through the hole you just created.
I usually put a smaller plant in a pot with drainage into the decorative pot without the hole.
Here are a few tips showing you how you put a drain hole in all of those nice containers and not break them.
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Be gentle but steady with your drilling action.
And here s how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot.
I have a dewalt drill and it is an all around great quality drill.
You will need to have a ceramic or masonry drill bit in order to drill the hole.
The plant drains just fine but there is water left standing in the other pot not good.
This is a fairly safe way to slowly enlarge the hole.
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At first we thought we were going to use a bit for tile but my dad couldn t find his so we opted for a masonry bit.
Drill bit for tile and stone or glass and tile drill bit.
Center this drill bit over the center of the hole as you drill through it.
Find a masonry bit.
Tools needed to drill drain hole in ceramic pot power drill.
We have tried several styles of concrete tile cement and glass bits.
Step 1 make an x with masking tape over the spot you want drilled.
Check out this video demonstrating how to drill holes into ceramic pots.
We ve been drilling our own drainage holes in ceramic clay and glass containers for several years.
A good drill is important so you have the power needed to properly drill through your pots no matter what material they re made of.
The answer is to drill your own drainage holes.
This will reduce the vibration and make it easier to drill straight through.
Step 4 drill the hole.
If you know how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot you can turn any pot into a custom piece for your container garden.
So here s what i used.
Ceramic pots can crack quite easily so it might be best to complete the.
I love plants too so i m going to have to give this a try i like power tools.
We used a masonry bit to drill our hole.